Title:
A primer on scientific programming with Python / Hans Petter Langtangen.
Author:
Langtangen, Hans Petter, 1962- author.
Publication Information:
Heidelberg : Springer, [2014]
©2014
Call Number:
QA76.73.P98 L36 2014
Abstract:
"The book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology and finance"-- Back cover.
Edition:
Fourth edition.
ISBN:
9783642549588
Series:
Texts in computational science and engineering, 6
Texts in computational science and engineering ; 6.
Physical Description:
xxxi, 865 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Computing with formulas -- Loops and lists -- Functions and branching -- User input and error handling -- Array computing and curve plotting -- Dictionaries and strings -- Introduction to classes -- Random numbers and simple games -- Object-oriented programming -- Sequences and difference equations -- Introduction to discrete calculus -- Introduction to differential equations -- A complete differential equation project -- Programming of differential equations -- Debugging -- Migrating Python to compiled code -- Technical topics.
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